Bridge to the Yukon
Regular readers (yes, all four of you) know that I write a lot about how food can be a bridge to another time and another place. Sugary breakfast treats are …
Adventures in food, travel, and backcountry kitchens
Regular readers (yes, all four of you) know that I write a lot about how food can be a bridge to another time and another place. Sugary breakfast treats are …
For obvious reasons, this year has been more about pressing pause than pressing play. And the list of things we’ve paused feels long, including air travel, crowded spaces, shared river …
I’ve long had an interest in the history of Shenandoah National Park, just a few hours west of us. This past weekend, we found a way to get up close …
Souzz and I often spend New Year’s Eve in the backcountry or in a cabin, and we traditionally make risotto (along with some other fancy dish). The standard bearer of …
I’ve wanted to hike hut-to-hut in Switzerland for years, but planning such a trip always seemed like a daunting task. For starters, there are more than 150 huts in the …
This weekend we joined good friends for a quick getaway to the nearby Blue Ridge mountains and a stay at the Rosser Lamb House. The house was built in 1915 …
My buddy Rick and I just got back to Virginia after spending a week touring the Yukon by dog team. Friends of ours, Wayne and Scarlett Hall, run a dogsledding …
The east coast has some fun destinations, including Great North Mountain, which forms the border between Virginia and West Virginia for about 50 miles. Much of the mountain is above …
After attending a great wedding in Homer and then visiting Tutka Bay Yurt, we closed out our recent Alaska trip with a stay at Water’s Edge Cabin–a fabulous property near …
Souzz and I were just at a wedding in Homer, Alaska, a few hundred miles south of Anchorage. Traveling to Homer from Virginia is a bit of an odyssey—9 hours …